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Date:      Sat, 15 Nov 1997 03:29:54 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net>
To:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Just FYI [F00F bug]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.971115032748.23752A-100000@fish.hooked.net>
In-Reply-To: <13781.879561529@time.cdrom.com>

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[snip]
> Please don't pester myself or Bruce for more details on this unless
> you want to see a solution delayed even more - when a fix hits the
> tree, you'll know all about it.  Thanks to those who have also been
> forwarding us details on this but really, please, you can also stop
> forwarding the same bugtrax advisory to us over and over again now
> (current count: 8 copies) since we HAVE seen it and you aren't doing
> us any favors by continuing to post it to the various FreeBSD mailing
> lists! :-(

At least, there was an article posted to BugTraq as to why the two
previous atempts at fixing the bug weren't worth using.
 
> Each such incident also results in more core members unsubscribing
> from -hackers and, unless you want to eventually see our mailing lists
> populated only by users and none of the developers, please spare a
> thought for our overflowing mailboxes before you hit that "send"
> button.


- alex




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